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Salim Mehajer sets the record straight on that infamous video of his call to Aysha. Credit: YouTube/Chris Murphy

December 26th 2017

3 months ago

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Salim Mehajer gave a fake name when he met new love interest Melissa Tysoe.Source:Instagram

WHEN Salim Mehajer met his new girlfriend Melissa Tysoe on New Year’s Eve, he knew that introducing himself by name might lead to mountains of questions.

Instead, Mr Mehajer went to great lengths to keep his identity secret — detailing the extraordinary precautions he took in a lengthy Instagram post including changing his name and putting his Instagram on private.

It was exactly 12am on New Year’s Eve when the couple shared a “smile of immense connection” in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse.

Mr Mehajer said the smile was so intense, he decided to go over and sit next to her and that their meeting “still sends shivers down my spine”.

Salim Mehajer and Melissa Tysoe have been dating since New Year’s Eve.Source:Instagram

The 31-year-old former deputy mayor said Melissa, nicknamed Missy, didn’t even know who he was.

Another “cheeky fact” he posted on Instagram — Missy’s sister also had no idea who Mehajer was.

“Even her sister, who lives in Tasmania, has never heard of me. I was like YESSSS!!!!!”

To keep his identity a secret, Mehajer briefly put his Instagram on private and even changed the spelling of his surname, in case she tried to Google him.

“Then, there was this huge connection ... to be continued,” he ended.

Mr Mehajer’s loved-up message was in response to a lengthy message his new girlfriend posted on Instagram last night.

“What do I see in him? We pray to different gods, we are tied to different cultures, but we share the same passions,” she wrote.

Ms Tysoe said she sees “a kind man with an incredible mind, a companion who values the same thing I do”.